Black Label Games has started shipping The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for the PS2 today. Based on the novel of the same name by J.R.R. Tolkien (and not the movie, which is just as good), and developed by Seattle developer Surreal Software, LoTR is a third-person action-adventure game featuring Frodo, Aragorn and Gandalf as the main playable characters, each of whom possess unique abilities.

In a storyline faithful to Tolkien's masterpiece, players perfect stealth moves as Frodo, combat fierce enemies as Aragorn and cast spells as Gandalf as they journey from the peaceful Shire through the dark depths of Moria all the way to the River Anduin. Orcs, Black Riders, the Balrog and more than 20 other types of formidable enemies stand in their way in this first leg of the quest to destroy the fabled One Ring of Power.

Look for Lord of the Rings in game stores this week!